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John Nausieda (Meander) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale PNW
About Me I've been backpacking since the early 70's . For the past 16 years it's been day hiking as our daughter grew up , with camping in the Cascades every summer. Now we are ready to take her deeper in , and I'm re-equipping us for lighter travel. Photography is a major hobby, as well as Chinese gardens and travel in China.
CityPortland, S.E.
StateOregon
CountryUSA

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Maybe a used tent or skip the vestibule
If you buy a used tent you should be able to get what you want for under $300. If you give up the vestibule a Eureka Spitfire 1 could work, or an LL Bean Microlite. You may be able to improvise a v...

In Gear Lists » lightweight equipment
April 01, 6:11pm
Archimedes
Thanks very much for that tip on canisters displacing water in a container! That method was first used by Archimedes in Greece to detect the difference between real gold and a fake gold mixed with ...

In GEAR » Best Canister Stove Choices?
March 21, 10:05am
Spontaneous combustion
It's great stuff, but watch out for Spontaneous Combustion in your home or pack. This is a traditional cloth used for linseed oil or Tung oil or French Polish. Plus you don't want to use st...

In GEAR » Amazing new UL firestarter
March 20, 8:04pm
Table weights, etc.
I haven't seen this particular table before listing the Coleman Powermax at 100%. I'd like to understand the variables in the analysis. Can you provide links back to the initial analysis? A...

In GEAR » Best Canister Stove Choices?
March 20, 6:48pm
Samsung
The Samsung looks good with that very fast lens AND a hot shoe, but it is brand new and as far as I know not really tested yet. I have the S90 and like it for size and fast settings changes using t...

In Photography » P&S suggestions
March 20, 10:04am
THe Find and Bing Cashback
The Find is a very good shopping search engine . If you are about to buy something you really should try Bing Cashback. It takes a few months to get your money, but it can be deposited right to Pay...

In GEAR » Watning to choose a tent
March 14, 5:27pm
Sun shades etc
I'm working on adding a cooking/wet gear cover between 2 Alps Zenith tents. Their vestibule zippers are all wrong for cooking, but I recently mocked up a cover just using an automotive sunshade...

In Multiple Use Gear » Multiple tent synergy
March 14, 4:34pm
Alps tent
The Alps Zephyr or Zenith 2 or 3 version weigh about 5 lbs and run from a low of $59.00 for the Zenith 2 at Sierra trading Post with free shipping if you sign up for email coupons. I The Alps Zep...

In GEAR » Watning to choose a tent
March 14, 3:55pm
Lighten Up
A decent book , but just take it out of the library or buy it on eBay . It is often a freebie if you buy Brawny's book (Carol Wellman)on eBay. Brawny's early online journals and videos on y...

In Gear Swap » New backpacker to the community
March 05, 9:09am
Multiple tent synergy
For reasons of comfort and sleeping the night my wife and daughter usually sleep in one tent double, although a 1.5 is doable, and I can handle a solo. We all need total bug protection. So has anyo...

In Multiple Use Gear » Multiple tent synergy
February 26, 7:33pm

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